The Ultimate Gift Guide for Every Type of Foodie

It’s that time of year again when everyone is making a list of who’s been naughty or nice to see who deserves a set of tea towels or a wine-of-the-month club subscription.

Ugly Christmas sweaters aside, food-related gifts are always popular because it seems like everyone’s a foodie these days. But there are as many different kinds of foodies as there are people, so here’s a gift guide for every type in your life.

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Gifts for Charitably Minded Foodies

For those who like giving more than receiving, gift them a gift that supports a charity.

2. Bees. OK, maybe not actual bees, but if you want to help save the endangered honeybees — which are essential for production of much of the world’s crops — Gather chocolates and gift sets will donate 2.5 percent of proceeds to the Pollinator Partnership, a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to study and protect pollinators. (prices vary)

3. For every one of these bread-shaped Food for Thoughts Cards purchased (try the holiday pack) the company donates the cash equivalent of one peanut butter and jelly sandwich to a food pantry, soup kitchen, or other organization that feeds the hungry. They have 28,041 PB&J’s and counting. ($22 for a pack; $3.25 for individual cards)

8. Got a healthy foodie on your hands? Gift a Wellness Tribe Healthy Lifestyle Subscription Box with items ranging from superfoods and organic snacks to green beauty and natural skin care. ($39.95 for month to month; also available in 3- and 12-month options.)

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Gifts for International Foodie Friends

9. Try gifting them a subscription to Universal Yums, which sends out a box of snacks and candies from a different country every month, like fried seaweed rolls from Thailand, burned milk wafers from Russia, and edible paper from Germany. ($14 or $25)

10. If you want to gift something a bit healthier but just as exotic, send the Spice Madam subscription, a box filled with spices, recipes and music from a different country every month, as well as cultural facts and travel tips from the destination country, such as Jamaica, Kerala and Vietnam. ($20 – $220)

11. But maybe you should ground your friends and show them what’s great about home: The best of artisanal products, “small-batch foods crafted by independent makers from across America” comes in a monthly tasting box from Farm to People. ($29.95 or $49.95)

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Gifts for the Boozehounds

12. Your imbibing relatives might appreciate a gift subscription to Shaker & Spoon Cocktail Club, a box that includes three curated recipes for drinks from top bartenders around the world. ($50 per month; available in 3-, 6-, 12-month options.)

13. Throw in a guide to cocktail basics, with Mixology 101 from Deckopedia, which provides 27 starter recipes including classic cocktails, syrups, infusions, and bitters. ($19.95)

14. But for the real deal, get them the Homemade Gin Kit, which only takes 36 hours — no bathtub needed! ($50)

15. For someone who wants to transport their liquor, give them the Vinnibag, a travel accessory that suspends items in a liquid tight air cushion. And it can double as a travel pillow! ($28)

16. What goes better with alcohol than food with alcohol? Send a bourbon-filled chocolate sampler from ArtEatablesfrom distilleries in the Kentucky Bourbon Belt. (prices vary)

19. Does it count as DIY if it comes in a box every month? There are plenty of meal-kit delivery services, but gifting a dessert baking box like Rise Baking could really impress. ($30 per box; 3-,6-, and 12-month options available)

20. For the ultimate farm-to-table DIY foodie, get a Churncraft hand-powered butter churn designed for the contemporary kitchen. ($240)

21. If DIY isn’t quite their thing, but they love a personal twist? Create a personalized ice cream flavor or some handmade lollipops based on their Ayurvedic Dosha type. (prices vary)

22. For that friend who somehow manages to bring lunch from home every day, a cookbook with a matching portion-control container set will make packing up a meal that much easier and faster. ($19.95, $17.85)

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Gifts for Foodies With Kids

23. Who said playing with your food was bad? Try this hysterical foodie face plate, and for the budding mini-baker, a personalized apron. ($12 – $22)

27. Know a foodie who doesn’t cook? Send over a dinner party box from Feastive, “the New Dinner Party” food service that offers one-time boxes of exotic dishes, from hotpot to sukiyaki to raclette, for groups to prepare together. (prices vary)

28. If your foodie friends prefer dining out, send them a gift certificate to Fine Diners Over 40 which sends members to highly rated restaurants for dinner in groups of 10. (prices vary)

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